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Just read that Herman agreed to the terms of a new contract. Also UNT is said to have hired Meachum from TCU. I think the timing of the VaTech move and the quickness of UNT to jump on Meachum sort of screwed Memphis as Meachum would have been a natural to take over there. Maybe Memphis goes after Cumbie now (although Texas is rumored to be chasing Cumbie to be OC there).
Actually Herman was quoted that they agreed in principle but that it was not finalized. No figures were mentioned on the ESPN ticker. My guess is the annual salary is agreed upon but Herman probably wants some flexibility in the buyout depending on if certain schools come calling.Any idea how much he got to stay? I'm guessing Tulsa will have to pony up an equivalent amount when PM's contract is up, or at least somewhere in that vicinity. 3M to keep Fuente at Memphis?? I think the contracts are outrunning the economics of this conference. We barely get crowds of 17,000k in our stadium 6 times a year. How could Tulsa ever keep up with such inflationary contracts?
This is one of the biggest pet peaves of mine, coaches use TU as a stepping stool to something better instead of wanting to build a legacy here and become a hallmark of organizational commitment.
Pretty much every school save maybe 15-20 would say the same thing. Not all that many final destination jobs.
Yep. If it bothers you that coaches use TU as a stepping stone you should root for another team. It will always be a stepping stone.
I much prefer coaches leave for a better program than a lesser one or we have to fire them. It means we had some very good seasons.
This is one of the biggest pet peaves of mine, coaches use TU as a stepping stool to something better instead of wanting to build a legacy here and become a hallmark of organizational commitment.
It's a move up. Money, facilities, fan support, budgets, etc...
Now hearing that Meacham has backed out of the UNT deal. I wonder if he say Fuente leaving and thought they might come calling.
Helton gets the USC gig so that's one domino effect hire off the board that likely won't cause a tidal wave of change had they gone out and hired a sitting P5 HC. Miles staying at LSU is a good thing.
Georgia- going to be the next big hire. They were stupid to fire Richt though. Someone will hire him to be their HC and he/they will be successful.
Miami- seem to be looking at a lot of retreads (Schiano, Butch Davis)
Richt getting fired from UGA is what is wrong with college athletics. Let's avg. 9.5 wins while coach and get fired for it WHILE producing a number of NFL quality players and having a program that was relatively clean and stayed out of trouble (I say relative because the comparison is Florida). RIcht, by all accounts, is one of the good guys in coaching who understands the game and can win. Last year UGA fell apart after Gurley went out...understandable considering what you're seeing him do in the NFL coming off the injury. Nick Chubb got hurt this year and was racking up some big numbers before going down. Georgia is 9-3 this year DESPITE losing their best player. Georgia went 10-3 last year and Gurley only played in 5 games (losing a couple to suspension for selling autographs, and then the knee injury). This is why coaches should always be leery of taking on middling programs in power conferences. I don't even consider Georgia a middling program but 9-3 isn't enough when you have your BEST PLAYER get injured in consecutive seasons. Really Georgia?Meacham to UNT is utterly laughable. He wouldn't even give TU the time of day last December, but actually accepted an offer in "principle" from UNT?
BTW, Mark Richt will be the next head coach of The U. Great hire for Miami, he will restore the south Florida recruiting bed. I was surprised to learn Richt is #4 all-time for wins over the first 15 years of head coaching. Granted he never got UGA to a national championship game, but that is still impressive.
http://espn.go.com/college-football...ami-hurricanes-name-mark-richt-new-head-coach
I'm surprised Lincoln Riley's name has not been bounced around. He would seem like a perfect fit at Memphis.
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